Hookworm infection, also known as hookworm disease, is an infection by a parasitic bloodsucking roundworm. Hookworm infections include ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis. These worms live in the small intestine of their host, which may be a bird or a mammal such as a dog, cat, or human.Hookworm infection in pregnancy can cause retarded growth of the fetus, premature birth and a low birth weight.. duodenale predominates in the Middle East, North Africa, India and (formerly) in southern Europe, while N. americanus predominates in the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, China, and Indonesia.
Report Abuse. A male turkey that has not been castrated is called a Tom; if he has been castrated he is a Tim. I'm not sure if this info is correct, I found it on the Randolph-Macon College website. Hope this helps. Source(s): http://www.rmc.edu/jterm/2006/richmond/r...est Answer: 'Tis said that a hokie is a castrated turkey, the mascot of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. But that is fiction, made up by mean-spirited rivals of VPI. Hokie is a meaningless, made-up word for the school cheer.
Report Abuse. CASTRATE or castration, is removal of the sex glands of an animal, i.e., testes in the male, or ovaries and often the uterus in the female. Castration of the female animal is commonly referred to as spaying.Castration results in sterility, decreased sexual desire, and inhibition of secondary sex characteristics.or real, Castration is to remove the Testes of a male organ. This is done to prevent reproduction in male organisms. The purpose doesnt just lay here, many reasons can be used for Castration, such as Punishment (maybe not nowadays), Health, Disorders (cancer) and most common, Religious reasons.